Students successfully completing the paper will be able to demonstrate an:

Ability
to design and develop a coherent and appropriate research question that draws on the
philosophical, methodological and theoretica knowledge of their chosen discipline.
(Scholarship, Self-motivation)

Ability to apply appropriate and specific
skills in acquiring, organising, analysing and evaluating information in their chosen
discipline; to organise and configure that research; and report it in written scholarly
forms. (Information Literacy, Research, Communication)

Ability to
consider and evaluate their research in an analytical and logical fashion; to engage
in the highest scholarly ethical standards; to question and challenge conventional
assumptions; and to approach their research with flexibility, adaptability and creativity.
(Critical Thinking, Ethics)

Intellectual openness and curiosity and
an awareness of the limits of current knowledge in their chosen field as well as the
links amongst disciplines. (Interdisciplinary Perspective)

Understanding
of how their research relates to society and, where appropriate, use their research
to contribute to wider society, whether within or outside New Zealand, and, where
appropriate, to the environment and Māori aspirations. (Global Perspective, Lifelong
Learning, Cultural Understanding, Environmental Literacy)

Students successfully completing the paper will be able to demonstrate an:

Ability
to design and develop a coherent and appropriate research question that draws on the
philosophical, methodological and theoretica knowledge of their chosen discipline.
(Scholarship, Self-motivation)

Ability to apply appropriate and specific
skills in acquiring, organising, analysing and evaluating information in their chosen
discipline; to organise and configure that research; and report it in written scholarly
forms. (Information Literacy, Research, Communication)

Ability to
consider and evaluate their research in an analytical and logical fashion; to engage
in the highest scholarly ethical standards; to question and challenge conventional
assumptions; and to approach their research with flexibility, adaptability and creativity.
(Critical Thinking, Ethics)

Intellectual openness and curiosity and
an awareness of the limits of current knowledge in their chosen field as well as the
links amongst disciplines. (Interdisciplinary Perspective)

Understanding
of how their research relates to society and, where appropriate, use their research
to contribute to wider society, whether within or outside New Zealand, and, where
appropriate, to the environment and Māori aspirations. (Global Perspective, Lifelong
Learning, Cultural Understanding, Environmental Literacy)